‘Guardian’ Program For Guns In Schools Passes Mississippi House
Mississippi teachers could soon begin carrying guns on school campuses after the Mississippi House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 2079 on Tuesday, March 7.
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Mississippi teachers could soon begin carrying guns on school campuses after the Mississippi House passed an amended version of Senate Bill 2079 on Tuesday, March 7.
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba cannot veto the Jackson City Council when it votes down a motion, the Mississippi Supreme Court declared in a ruling today.
Mississippi lawmakers will be able to say they “fully funded” public education while spending about $90 million less than what the current law calls for if a Senate proposal to change the formula for calculating what “full funding” means becomes law.
The state-run Capitol Police would have jurisdiction over the entire capital city and would be required to wear body cameras under an amended version of Mississippi House Bill 1020 that the Mississippi Senate passed on March 7, 2023.
Advocates say that House Bill 485, which is currently making its way through the Mississippi Legislature, could remedy the problem of long-unprocessed rape kits.
The Mississippi Legislature will restrict the City of Jackson’s use of the 1% Sales Tax to water issues if House Bill 1168 becomes law.
Controversial legislation to establish a new court system in Hinds County with unelected judges and prosecutors in an expanded Capitol Complex Improvement District has now morphed into an effort to expand the jurisdiction of the State-run Capitol Police over the entire capital city.
A grand jury has declined to indict a Gulfport Police Officer who fatally shot 15-year-old Jaheim McMillan last October, a Mississippi Department of Public Safety official told the Mississippi Free Press.
As Mississippi State Auditor Shad White focuses on “fatherlessness” as a key issue in Mississippi, a group of Jackson men are volunteering as public schools “Watch D.O.G.S.”
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